Yolanda and the Thief
- Director: Vincente Minnelli
- Writer: Jacques Théry, Ludwig Bemelmans, Irving Brecher, Ludwig Bemelmans
- Producer: Roger Edens, Arthur Freed
CGiii Comment
M.G.M.'s magic musical in Technicolor
Johnny Riggs, a con man on the lam, finds himself in a Latin-American country named Patria. There, he overhears a convent-bred rich girl praying to her guardian angel for help in managing her tangled business affairs. Riggs decides to materialize as the girl's "angel", gains her unquestioning confidence, and helps himself to the deluded girl's millions. Just as he and his partner are about to flee Patria with their booty, Riggs realizes he has fallen in love with the girl and returns the money with a note that is part confession and part love letter. But the larcenous duo's escape from Patria turns out to be more difficult than they anticipated.
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Cast & Characters
Fred Astaire ... Johnny Parkson Riggs
Lucille Bremer ... Yolanda
Frank Morgan ... Victor Budlow Trout
Mildred Natwick ... Aunt Amarilla
Mary Nash ... Duenna
Leon Ames ... Mr. Candle
Ludwig Stössel ... School Teacher (as Ludwig Stossel)
Jane Green ... Mother Superior
Remo Bufano ... Puppeteer
Francis Pierlot ... Padre
Leon Belasco ... Taxi Driver
Gigi Perreau ... Gigi (as Ghislaine Perreau)
Charles La Torre ... Police Lieutenant
Michael Visaroff ... Major Domo
Eddie Abdo ... Man in Lounge (uncredited)
Ed Agresti ... Waiter (uncredited)
Yussuf Ali ... Man in Lounge (uncredited)
Fernando Alvarado ... Little Boy (uncredited)
Jessie Arnold ... Woman at Fiesta (uncredited)
Nina Bara ... Chambermaid (uncredited)
Alma Beltran ... Maid (uncredited)
Boyd Bennett ... Olaf (uncredited)
Audrey Betz ... Stout Dowager (uncredited)
Edward Biby ... Tallyho Man (uncredited)
Jeanne Blackford ... Woman at Fiesta (uncredited)